2022 population: 351,674 ( 11,451 from 2010 , 1,496 from 2020)
Land area: 839.1 square miles
Population density: 419.1 persons per square mile

2022 Census data
White:	97,180	27.63%	13.1%
Black:	12,031	3.42%	1.2%
Indian:	903	0.26%	2.4%
Asian:	7,826	2.23%	37.2%
2+ races:	3,581	1.02%	23.6%
Hispanic:	230,153	65.44%	11.6%

Total non-White:	254,494	72.37%	11.4%

2020-2022 Components	Number	Rate
Births:	9,776	13.8
Deaths:	8,827	12.5
Net Migration:	-3,576	-5.1
Net Immigration:	821	1.2

Change in White population:	-14,690	-4.3
Change in Non-White pop.:	26,141	7.7

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

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Year:

Total population:

White:

Black:

Indian:

Asian:

2+ races:

Hispanic:

Total non-White:

2010
340,223
111,870	32.88%
12,178	3.58%
882	0.26%
5,704	1.68%
2,897	0.85%
206,293	60.63%
228,353	67.12%

2000
313,645
118,178	37.68%
12,718	4.05%
933	0.30%
3,594	1.15%
2,963	0.94%
174,951	55.78%
195,467	62.32%

1990
291,145
124,643	42.81%
12,206	4.19%
773	0.27%
2,523	0.87%
n/a
151,000	51.86%
166,502	57.19%

1980
268,215
122,772	45.77%
11,928	4.45%
365	0.14%
1,469	0.55%
n/a
131,296	48.95%
145,443	54.23%

1970
237,544
125,410	52.79%
6,219	2.62%
117	0.05%
268	0.11%
n/a
103,543	43.59%
112,134	47.21%

Decade:

Components:

Births:

Deaths:

Net Migration:

Net Immigration:

Change in White population:

Change in Non-White pop.:

Number	Rate
2000's
46,808	14.9
23,015	7.3
-15,566	-5.0
3,005	1.0

-6,308	-2.0
32,886	10.5

Number	Rate
1990's
53,548	18.4
22,550	7.7
-12,743	-4.4
4,587	1.6

-6,465	-2.2
28,965	9.9

Number	Rate
1980's
55,603	20.7
19,757	7.4
-11,316	-4.2
n/a

1,871	0.7
21,059	7.9

Number	Rate
1970's
n/a
n/a
-8,596	-3.6
n/a

-2,638	-1.1
33,309	14.0

Age, Family & Household Data for Nueces County, TX

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Year:

Median Age:

Under 18:

Voting Age Population:

Over 65:

Households:

Persons Per HH:

Families (%HH):

Married Couples (%Fams):

Single Mothers (%Fams):

Non-Family (%HH):

2022
Number	Percent
36.2
85,206	24.2%
266,468	75.8%
53,032	15.1%

130,122
2.65

88,312	67.9%
58,939	66.7%
10,682	12.1%
41,810	32.1%

2010
Number	Percent
35.1
88,255	25.9%
251,968	74.1%
40,913	12.0%

124,587
2.68

85,270	68.4%
56,695	66.5%
11,067	13.0%
39,317	31.6%

2000
Number	Percent
33.7
88,883	28.3%
224,762	71.7%
35,016	11.2%

110,316
2.79

80,043	72.6%
57,791	72.2%
9,399	11.7%
30,273	27.4%

1990
Number	Percent
30.6
88,497	30.4%
202,648	69.6%
29,063	10.0%

99,551
2.88

74,413	74.7%
57,400	77.1%
8,006	10.8%
25,138	25.3%

1980
Number	Percent
27.2
88,504	33.0%
179,711	67.0%
22,188	8.3%

87,147
3.03

67,780	77.8%
56,896	83.9%
5,311	7.8%
19,367	22.2%

2022 Housing Data for Nueces County, TX

Household Income
Range	Number	%
Less than $10,000	7,854	6.0%
$10,000 to $14,999	6,631	5.1%
$15,000 to $19,999	5,262	4.0%
$20,000 to $24,999	5,876	4.5%
$25,000 to $29,999	5,705	4.4%
$30,000 to $34,999	5,224	4.0%
$35,000 to $39,999	4,888	3.8%
$40,000 to $44,999	4,973	3.8%
$45,000 to $49,999	5,019	3.9%
$50,000 to $59,999	9,944	7.6%
$60,000 to $74,999	12,487	9.6%
$75,000 to $99,999	17,518	13.5%
$100,000 to $124,999	12,568	9.7%
$125,000 to $149,999	8,591	6.6%
$150,000 to $199,999	8,733	6.7%
$200,000 or more	8,849	6.8%

Median Household Income	64,027
Per Capita Income	32,284

Cost of Living Index (100 = average)
Compared to state	96
Compared to U.S.	83

Welfare Households
	Number	%
SSI	8,261	6.3%
Public Assistance	2,498	1.9%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps	23,673	18.2%

Labor Force, Ages 25-64
	Number	%
Employed	52,478	67.5%
Unemployed	2,823	3.6%
In Armed Forces	1,390	1.8%

Total Labor Force	56,691	72.9%
Not in Labor Force	21,052	27.1%

Real Unemployment Rate		30.7%

Class of Worker
	Male	Female	% Male
Private Sector	61,403	48,862	55.7%
Non-Profit	2,732	5,659	32.6%
Self-Employed	10,739	5,833	64.8%

Local Government	5,070	7,865	39.2%
State Government	2,600	3,986	39.5%
Federal Government	3,878	1,631	70.4%

Total Private + Self	72,142	54,695	56.9%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.	14,280	19,141	42.7%
Total	86,422	73,836	53.9%

Pct. Govt.	15.6%

Occupation
	Number	%
Management, Business, Science, Arts	19,484	12.1%
Sales and Office Occupations	34,262	21.3%
Professional, Technical	32,971	20.5%
Service Occupations	32,559	20.3%
Farming, Forestry, Fishing	348	0.2%
All others	41,261	25.7%

White Collar		54.0%

Industry
	Number	%
Health care and social assistance	22,788	14.2%
Retail trade	19,681	12.3%
Construction	17,381	10.8%
Educational services	15,759	9.8%
Accommodation and food services	14,526	9.0%
Manufacturing	10,082	6.3%
Other services	9,014	5.6%
Public administration	8,875	5.5%
Professional, scientific, technical	7,588	4.7%
Administrative, support, waste mgmt.	7,317	4.6%
Transportation and warehousing	6,598	4.1%
Finance and insurance	4,806	3.0%
Real estate and rental and leasing	3,626	2.3%
Wholesale trade	3,224	2.0%
Mining, quarrying, oil/gas extraction	2,787	1.7%
Arts, entertainment, recreation	2,277	1.4%
Information	1,797	1.1%
Utilities	1,596	1.0%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting	670	0.4%
Management	145	0.1%

Hispanic Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Mexican	208,832	59.12%
Puerto Rican	1,976	0.56%
Cuban	727	0.21%
Dominican	241	0.07%

Total Central American	2,510	0.71%
Costa Rican	0	0.00%
Guatemalan	943	0.27%
Honduran	803	0.23%
Nicaraguan	230	0.07%
Panamanian	137	0.04%
Salvadoran	397	0.11%
Other Central American	0	0.00%

Total South American	1,944	0.55%
Argentinean	35	0.01%
Bolivian	57	0.02%
Chilean	313	0.09%
Colombian	405	0.11%
Ecuadorian	75	0.02%
Paraguayan	133	0.04%
Peruvian	55	0.02%
Uruguayan	19	0.01%
Venezuelan	852	0.24%
Other South American	0	0.00%

Other Hispanic	12,943	3.66%

Asian Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Filipino	2,760	0.78%
Indian	1,428	0.40%
Chinese	1,077	0.30%
Vietnamese	989	0.28%
Korean	399	0.11%
Taiwanese	185	0.05%
Japanese	174	0.05%
Thai	168	0.05%
Bangladeshi	111	0.03%

Language Spoken at Home
Language	Number	%
English	218,451	66.0%
Spanish	104,660	31.6%
Tagalog	1,679	0.5%
Other Indo-European	1,380	0.4%
Chinese	1,148	0.3%
Other Asian	847	0.3%
Vietnamese	681	0.2%
Russian, Polish, other Slavic	511	0.2%
German, other Germanic	381	0.1%

Ancestry
Country	Number	%
German	24,840	7.0%
Irish	15,840	4.5%
English	14,714	4.2%
American	9,172	2.6%
Scottish	4,105	1.2%
Italian	3,919	1.1%
French	3,264	0.9%
African	3,068	0.9%
Polish	2,891	0.8%
European	2,016	0.6%
Scotch-Irish	1,875	0.5%
Czech	1,719	0.5%
Dutch	1,681	0.5%
Swedish	1,183	0.3%
Welsh	1,176	0.3%

Citizenship & Nativity
	Number	%
U.S. citizen	334,228	94.6%
Not a citizen	19,017	5.4%

Native	321,864	91.1%
Foreign-born	31,381	8.9%

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
15,272	6.6%	20,665	8.9%	67,626	29.2%	76,053	32.8%	33,323	14.4%	18,795	8.1%
Average years of education: 12.8

Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years	15,272	6.6%
9-12 Years	20,665	8.9%
H.S. Grad or GED	67,626	29.2%
Some College	76,053	32.8%
Bach. Degree	33,323	14.4%
Grad Degree	18,795	8.1%
Average years of education: 12.8

Labor Force Data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics
Year	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployed	Unemp. Rate	State Avg.
1990	135,990	126,739	9,251	6.8%	6.4%
1991	138,240	126,809	11,431	8.3%	7.0%
1992	143,094	129,193	13,901	9.7%	7.7%
1993	143,339	130,487	12,852	9.0%	7.2%
1994	146,072	132,599	13,473	9.2%	6.6%
1995	146,395	133,034	13,361	9.1%	6.1%
1996	149,088	136,289	12,799	8.6%	5.8%
1997	148,662	137,058	11,604	7.8%	5.4%
1998	146,662	136,378	10,284	7.0%	5.0%
1999	146,808	136,971	9,837	6.7%	4.7%

2000	148,327	140,456	7,871	5.3%	4.4%
2001	149,295	141,399	7,896	5.3%	5.0%
2002	151,878	142,655	9,223	6.1%	6.3%
2003	155,906	145,758	10,148	6.5%	6.7%
2004	156,449	146,950	9,499	6.1%	6.0%
2005	157,226	148,630	8,596	5.5%	5.5%
2006	157,413	149,661	7,752	4.9%	5.0%
2007	157,826	150,993	6,833	4.3%	4.4%
2008	162,583	155,232	7,351	4.5%	4.9%
2009	166,093	154,931	11,162	6.7%	7.5%

2010	162,751	149,458	13,293	8.2%	8.2%
2011	164,259	150,752	13,507	8.2%	8.0%
2012	166,630	155,750	10,880	6.5%	6.7%
2013	167,975	157,617	10,358	6.2%	6.3%
2014	168,014	159,297	8,717	5.2%	5.2%
2015	165,890	157,629	8,261	5.0%	4.5%
2016	167,827	158,355	9,472	5.6%	4.6%
2017	167,972	158,821	9,151	5.4%	4.3%
2018	167,819	159,957	7,862	4.7%	3.9%
2019	166,967	160,110	6,857	4.1%	3.5%

2020	163,920	149,232	14,688	9.0%	7.6%
2021	163,979	152,779	11,200	6.8%	5.6%
2022	164,095	156,419	7,676	4.7%	3.9%
2023	168,426	161,292	7,134	4.2%	3.9%

Housing Data
	Number	%
Housing Units	151,836
Median Value	$177,700

Occupied	130,122	85.7%
Vacant	21,714	14.3%

Owned	77,275	59.4%
Rented	52,847	40.6%
Median Rent	$1,175

Single-Family Units	103,014	67.8%
Detached	99,986	65.9%
Attached	3,028	2.0%
Buldings with 5+ Units	30,313	20.0%
Mobile Homes	5,359	3.5%

Nueces County, TX

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

Age, Family & Household Data for Nueces County, TX

2022 Housing Data for Nueces County, TX

2022 Income & Employment Data for Nueces County, TX

2022 Ancestry, Citizenship & Language Data for Nueces County, TX

2022 Educational Attainment Data for Nueces County, TX

Historical Labor Force Data for Nueces County, TX